Tourism in the Alps:No tourism until the middle of the 20th centuryFirst visitors: hikers, climbers etc - they did little damage!After the 1950: Mass arrival of vacationersThis new mass of tourists requires heavy infrastructure:Cities built on the heightsNatural equilibrium destabilized- areas seemingly useless to tourism degraded- excessive urbanization- overuse of land- stress on flora and fauna- pollution of water

Too much tourism can kill tourism!- Restoration of infrastructure rather than new construction- heal injuries to the land rather than create additional tourist sites- used water treatments are a must!- encourage ecotourism- soft tourism is the future of the alps

Cultural tourism: Visitors come for the sake of culture

General environmental problems caused by tourism and possible solutions:Tourism is a fast-growing industryMany people wannt to visit the same few places ("honeypot" locations)Historic sites can be damaged (Westminster Abbey and York Minster p.ex)Mountains are wearing outshorelines on the lakes are erodingStonehenge has been roped off from the public, because too many people were walking on the grass (couldnt grow back)London: millions of visitors cause additional litter, pollution congest roadsSolution? Attract people AWAY from popular central spots to the boroughsSpain: 4000 tons of sand are replaced annually because tourists carry away so much sand in their sandalsPyramids of Egypt suffer from people taking along "souvenirs"Other examples: Sistine chapel in Rome, Parthenon in Athens.

Chicago:Name: "Checagou", word from the Natives describig a wild onion growing there (Lake Michigan)Parks:Grant Park: Most prominent and beloved park, Museum Campus and Buckingham Fountain are there.Millenium Park: Added to Grant Park, centre for world-class art, music, architecture and landscape designice skating, public art, Al Fresco dining and free classical music presentationsLincoln Park: Lincoln Park Zoo, a free zoo which is open every day of the year. one of the oldest zoos, but one of the most modern

The world's first skyscraper (Home Insurance Building) was constructed in Chicago, 1885. Destroyed in 1927.Frank Lloyd Wright had his office in Chicago. ("organic architecture", central principle of his work, using natural surroundings for developing his buildings)

Loop: historical center of chicago, you can see a mosaic by Chagall and sculptures by picasso and Mirò. also, there are some of the world's tallest bulidings, like Sears Tower - 110 stories high! Collection of restaurants and shops in there, also an IMAX theater, botanical park, etc ...Navy Pier Park: outdoor area with musical performances (classical, rock, pop, blues, electric, reggae) and dance, theatre, comedy, film

limestone Chicago Water Tower, second oldest water tower in the world, It survived the Great Fire in 1877 and is a symbol of old Chicago and its recovery from the fire.Magnificent Mile: lot of exclusive department stores, hotels, pannoramic views etc ...Hancock Observatory: open-air skywalk, on Magnificent Mile, on top of John Hancock Building. Incredible view of chicago!

Museums:Art Institute of Chicago: one of the country's largest art museums, 5000 years of art hosted. large collection of impressionist and post-impresionist art. 30 paintings by MonetMuseum of Science and Industry: one of most beloved and visited museums in the world. 800 exhibits, 2000 interactive units, German submarine (WWII), 20-foot-walk-through human heart model, Apollo 8 space craftField Museum: @ Museum Campus, natural sciences. Tyrannosaurus Rex called "Sue" is thereShedd Aquarium: @ Museum Campus, world's largest indoor aquarium, more than 700 species from all parts of the world. sea turtles, sharks, eels, dolphines, whales ...

major resort city for casino gambling, shopping and entertainment.Also called "Entertainment Capital of the World", famous for number of casino resorts and associated entertainment.Hence the name => Sin City. this image has made it a popular setting for films and television (Ocean's Eleven, 21, Rain Man, Austin Powers, Looney Tunes)The Las Vegas metropolitan area is the brightest spot on Earth!Las Vegas Strip - the Las Vegas Boulevard, is where most of the casino hotels can be foundImportant Casino Hotels: Circus Circus, Luxor, Excalibur, Treasure Island, Caesar's Palace.

New York City(Big Apple, Gotham, Caut Mundi, the City so Nice they named it twice)Boroughs: Queens, Staten Island, Bronx, Manhattan, BrooklynFilms shot there: Godfather, Superman, Taxi DriverStatue of Liberty, on Liberty IslandFamous for skyscraers! Tall Buildings: Twin Towers (now ground zero) and Empire State Building. also home for the broadway theater. Central Park is the "green lung" of the city. Used to be dangerous, but nowadays it's a scenic place to relax.City was center of jazz in 1940s, 1950: expressionism, birthplace of hip-hop in the 1970 (Curtis Blow, Grandmaster Caz)Metropolitan Museum of Art: One of the largest art galleries in the world!. Lincoln Center for Performing Arts: ver large performing art complexOther important Places: Bronx Zoo, Times Square, New York botanical Garden, Rockefeller Center and the Fifth Avenue for luxury shopping.Very diverse food (NY Pizza, Kebab, falafel, bagles, cheesecake,...)Very recognizable accent! (Brooklynese)

Los AngelesThe City of Angels

Largest city in the state of california, second largest city in the United States. Business center, international trade, entertainment, culture, media, fashion, science, technology, education.Production of films, video games, television, recorded music - international fame and global status!Nighttime hotspots: downtown LA, Silver Lake, Hollywood, Sunset Strip (on Sunset boulevard - lots of night clubs etc)shopping areas: hollywood and highland complex, beverly center, Westside PavillonHollywood is a very renowned motion picture production center, a lot of industry in L.A. is auxiliary industry for films (props, for example, editin, effects)Hall Of Fame! sidewalk of hollywood boulevard, when an actor has made a significant contribution to cinema, a star is embedded into the sidewalk for him (with his name).

LA is home to 150 k gang members and 1350 gangs. (Mara Salvatrucha, Crips, Bloods, ...)

Toronto:"where the rivers meet" - the rivers lead into lake ontario.Canadas biggest and busiest city with about 4.3 million peoplefinancial, commercial, manufacturing centreethically variedImportant buildings: CN Tower (tallest building until 1998)- City Hall (Tin Towers, very futuristic, used in "Star Trek" and "Sentinel")- Skydome: multi-million-dollar sports dome (retractable roof!)- Eaton Centre: largest shopping mall IN THE WORLD, BITCH (roller coaster, too)- Chinatown

Montreal:3.3 million inhabitants. in the 60's, 70's largest City of Canada, then => Toronto.65% Francophones, 10% Anglophonescosmopolitan mish-mashmajor port and center for finance, business, transportation.huge sums of money inbested in tourismtourist attractions:hirstoric streets in old Montreatrips by horse-drawn caleches or sleighs up to mount royal park (wonderful view!)botanical gardensshopping in the Ville Marie.

Vancouver:Third largest City in Canadanamed after Captain George Vancouverit is set between craggy Rocky Mountains and the blue waters of pacific oceansituated where west-coast indians used to live before the wiggers cameparks: queen elisabeth garden or stanley parkpicturesque historic quarter of gastown (café!)Chinatown